Asus Z170-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	70.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	173% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (90%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 12 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-AR (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	5.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '23 at 17:32
Run Duration	304 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	90%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 120 2-Core 182 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 229 8-Core 293 33% 261 Pts	64-Core 347 22% 347 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Zotac(19DA 1394) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 528.49 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.1% Very good	Lighting 84.6 Reflection 106 Parallax 93.3 69% 94.5 fps	MRender 92.2 Gravity 91.2 Splatting 83.9 72% 89.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe 1TB 6,131 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM32.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 658 671 860 731 742 740 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 1,224 Write 1646 Mixed 1,326 SusWrite 734 278% 1,232 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 46.7 153% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 893 DQ Write 538 DQ Mixed 772 560% 734 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 287%
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 17GB free Firmware: MU02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 396 Write 400 Mixed 316 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 70 4K Mixed 32.7 110% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 254 217% 318 MB/s
Poor: 69% Great: 113%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 317GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 116 116 116 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 87.8 Write 136 Mixed 29 SusWrite 115 67% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 2 370% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 110%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$44 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 39GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 67 67 67 67 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 71.7 Write 67.9 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 66.5 48% 65.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 76%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 7GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 74 77 73 82 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 68.3 Write 69.7 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 76.1 49% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 51%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB 3,689 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 13GB free Firmware: 03.03V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 104 103 104 104 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 103 Write 95.4 Mixed 69.4 SusWrite 103 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 68%
ST325041 0AS 250GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 133GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 33.9 Write 37 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 37.3 48% 34.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 55% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 18%
WD My Book 25ED 4TB 597 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 37GB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 118 Write 56.7 Mixed 38.9 77% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.5 134% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14/8G 16GB 1,977 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1867, 1867 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 20.3 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 15.6 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 79%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z170-AR Builds (Compare 1,432 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	648x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	432x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	99x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	219x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	128x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	127x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	90x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	89x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	43x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	81x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	69x
BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GBCrucialBench 79%, 22,335 samples	40x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $489

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16